"To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Isaiah 61:3

The Burckhard Family

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Mmmmmm....Mmmmm....Mmmmmm.....

Mmmmmmm.....Bella loves her food! She will fatten up in no time if I let her eat every time she wants to! We were told that she was given only baby food and mashed food at the orphanage.

We wonder what she is thinking about this food thing.... If we could hear her thoughts, it would probably go something like this:

"Wow, there's a whole new world out here! I thought there was only porridge and mashed potatoes, but you'll never believe it--there's spaghetti, chocolate milk, ice cream, graham crackers, french fries....

And what a concept! You can drive up in a car to a building and a person just hands you a bag of food through a little window. How cool is that! And then just on Friday, a man walked up to our front door of our house and handed Mama two large boxes. Inside those flat boxes were the yummiest triangle shaped foods -- they called it pizza!"

Here she is enjoying some pizza:

Our little Bella will not be little for long if she keeps this up! Oh well, she makes me feel like a great cook as she "mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm's" through every meal!

That is so mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... mmmmmmmmmm cute!!! She is really enjoying it! What does she think about the grocery store --- all that food on the shelves and you can pick out what you want??? :-) Can't wait to meet Bella in October!!

About Me

Hello! My name is Paula Burckhard. I am married to Kevin and have five children: Elizabeth (20), Samuel (17), Grace (14 w/Down syndrome), Bella (9 w/Down syndrome adopted from Ukraine 2009); and Nole' (7 w/Down syndrome adopted from Serbia 2011) We are a family that loves God and desires to bring him Glory in all we do.

Bella Bogdana Burckhard

This "beautiful gift from God" has been given to us through the miracle of adoption. She became part of our family in August 2009. We are excited to see how God will use this Ukrainian princess for his glory!